Mike, Xcuse me if I have lost track of where this thread is at. This is in the capo section tho correct ? If so, you might try takeing the range of notes worst affected and pull of the strings to reshape / dress up the capo bar, and while you have the strings off drip a bit of CA into the bridge pins. Capo bar wear can definatly be a contributing factor to lost sustain. The CA just plain seems to always contribute positively to good tone. I am getting to the point where I nearly always apply a few drops to the bridge pins whenever I have a string off. Just a thought RicB Mike Spalding wrote: > David, > > Thanks for the outline - I've been working this one "in my spare time": do > a little, listen, sleep on it, listen again, do a little more, etc. Got a > lucky break, the owners went on a month-long vacation, so I don't need to > rush through this. Strike point, shape, and string fit were all good. > Pluck sustain, while nothing to write home about, was longer than hammer > sustain. Shoulder needling and crown pounding are gradually producing > results. The "short sustain zone" is getting smaller, only about 7 or 8 > notes left now to bring out. Will probably also do a little > filing/polishing with very fine paper. > > regards, and thanks > > Mike Spalding RPT -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. UiB, Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html
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